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the smoke: the numbers

the smoke · where it went

micrograms of smoke in each cubic metre of air, over a year. london, 1890: about 500. london now: about 10. beijing, 2013: about 100. beijing now: about 35. delhi now: about 100. lahore now: about 100.

method annual mean PM2.5 (or smoke) in µg/m³ for named cities and years.

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how this number is built

method
annual mean PM2.5 (or smoke) in µg/m³ for named cities and years.
range
±20%
confidence
count
weakness
London 1890 is a reconstruction (Fouquet).
becomes a feed
OpenAQ
dispute
dispute LGR-080 · corrections are credited
data
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